Best High Schools in New York

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)	Ranking (2025 vs 2024)	ID
711	High School For Health Professions & Human Services	Public	9-12	345 E 15th St	New York	10003	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 780-9175	1,728	106	16.3	85.6%	151 (8.7%)	257 (14.9%)	925 (53.5%)	329 (19.0%)	18 (1.0%)	13 (0.8%)	34 (2.0%)	$24,281	$2,291	$21,990	44.3	44.6	709	2	360007700691
712	Nyc Charter High School - Aeci	Public, Charter	9-12	838 Brook Ave	Bronx	10451	Bronx County	Nyc Charter High School - Aeci	Yes	No	No	Yes	(646) 400-5566	450	33	13.7	99.6%	6 (1.3%)	157 (34.9%)	274 (60.9%)	5 (1.1%)	6 (1.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	$26,310	$763	$25,548	44.2	28.2	870	158	360095906073
713	Urban Assembly School For Law And Justice (The)	Public	9-12	283 Adams St	Brooklyn	11201	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #13	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 858-1160	416	39	10.6	82.0%	14 (3.4%)	242 (58.2%)	132 (31.7%)	17 (4.1%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.4%)	$28,605	$2,460	$26,144	44.2	54	601	112	360009105698
714	Andover School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	31-35 Elm St	Andover	14806	Allegany County	Andover Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 478-8491	239	30	7.9	35.1%	224 (93.7%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.2%)	$38,613	$2,548	$36,066	44.1	40.6	749	35	360303000077
715	Charter School For Applied Technologies	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2303 Kenmore Ave	Buffalo	14207	Erie County	Charter School For Applied Technologies	Yes	No	No	Yes	(716) 876-7505	2,260	198	11.4	71.5%	279 (12.3%)	970 (42.9%)	652 (28.8%)	193 (8.5%)	18 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	148 (6.5%)	$18,823	$2,897	$15,926	44	31.5	842	127	360002504349
716	Academy Charter School-Uniondale	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	100 Charles Lindbergh Blvd	Uniondale	11553	Nassau County	Academy Charter School-Uniondale	Yes	No	No	Yes	(516) 591-3030	1,607	104	15.5	68.3%	6 (0.4%)	901 (56.1%)	630 (39.2%)	10 (0.6%)	15 (0.9%)	3 (0.2%)	42 (2.6%)	$21,382	$1,466	$19,916	44	33.1	821	105	360116906639
717	Port Byron Senior High School	Public	7-12	30 Maple Ave	Port Byron	13140	Cayuga County	Port Byron Central School District	No	No	No	No	(315) 776-5728	345	26	13.5	46.1%	323 (93.6%)	1 (0.3%)	12 (3.5%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.0%)	$30,983	$1,065	$29,919	43.9	51.8	625	92	362343003272
718	Ellenville Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	28 Maple Ave	Ellenville	12428	Ulster County	Ellenville Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 647-0123	698	65	10.7	58.6%	300 (43.0%)	69 (9.9%)	281 (40.3%)	7 (1.0%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	36 (5.2%)	$43,890	$3,159	$40,731	43.8	38.1	773	55	361050004338
719	Science Skills Center High School	Public	9-12	49 Flatbush Ave Ext	Brooklyn	11201	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #13	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 243-9413	453	40	11.4	89.4%	17 (3.8%)	273 (60.3%)	105 (23.2%)	34 (7.5%)	6 (1.3%)	2 (0.4%)	16 (3.5%)	$31,493	$3,274	$28,219	43.7	54.1	598	121	360009100867
720	Math Engineering And Science Academy Charter High School	Public, Charter	9-12	231 Palmetto St-Fl 3-Rm 327a	Brooklyn	11221	Kings County	Math Engineering And Science Academy Charter High School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 282-7426	515	47	10.9	87.4%	5 (1.0%)	18 (3.5%)	471 (91.5%)	12 (2.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.4%)	$24,365	$769	$23,596	43.3	25.5	901	181	360109306429

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Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on Regents Chemistry, Regents Common Core Algebra II, Regents Common Core English Language Arts, Regents Common Core Geometry, Regents Earth Science, Regents Global History and Geography, Regents Living Environment, Regents Physics, Regents U.S. History and Government, Regents Algebra I, Regents Life Science Biology, Regents Geometry, Regents Earth and Space Sciences test scores released by the NY State Education Department.
These rankings were last updated on December 4, 2025, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the NY State Education Department, usually on a yearly basis.
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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the WNYC and the New York State Department of Health and the NY State Education Department.

School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)							Ranking (2025 vs 2024)					ID
Rank (of 1234)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Rank (2024)	Rank Change from 2024	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	ID
711	High School For Health Professions & Human Services	Public	9-12	345 E 15th St	New York	10003	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 780-9175	1,728	106	16.3	85.6%	151 (8.7%)	257 (14.9%)	925 (53.5%)	329 (19.0%)	18 (1.0%)	13 (0.8%)	34 (2.0%)	$24,281			$2,291			$21,990	44.3	44.6	709	2		360007700691
712	Nyc Charter High School - Aeci	Public, Charter	9-12	838 Brook Ave	Bronx	10451	Bronx County	Nyc Charter High School - Aeci	Yes	No	No	Yes	(646) 400-5566	450	33	13.7	99.6%	6 (1.3%)	157 (34.9%)	274 (60.9%)	5 (1.1%)	6 (1.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	$26,310			$763			$25,548	44.2	28.2	870	158		360095906073
713	Urban Assembly School For Law And Justice (The)	Public	9-12	283 Adams St	Brooklyn	11201	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #13	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 858-1160	416	39	10.6	82.0%	14 (3.4%)	242 (58.2%)	132 (31.7%)	17 (4.1%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.4%)	$28,605			$2,460			$26,144	44.2	54	601	112		360009105698
714	Andover School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	31-35 Elm St	Andover	14806	Allegany County	Andover Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 478-8491	239	30	7.9	35.1%	224 (93.7%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.2%)	$38,613			$2,548			$36,066	44.1	40.6	749	35		360303000077
715	Charter School For Applied Technologies	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2303 Kenmore Ave	Buffalo	14207	Erie County	Charter School For Applied Technologies	Yes	No	No	Yes	(716) 876-7505	2,260	198	11.4	71.5%	279 (12.3%)	970 (42.9%)	652 (28.8%)	193 (8.5%)	18 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	148 (6.5%)	$18,823			$2,897			$15,926	44	31.5	842	127		360002504349
716	Academy Charter School-Uniondale	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	100 Charles Lindbergh Blvd	Uniondale	11553	Nassau County	Academy Charter School-Uniondale	Yes	No	No	Yes	(516) 591-3030	1,607	104	15.5	68.3%	6 (0.4%)	901 (56.1%)	630 (39.2%)	10 (0.6%)	15 (0.9%)	3 (0.2%)	42 (2.6%)	$21,382			$1,466			$19,916	44	33.1	821	105		360116906639
717	Port Byron Senior High School	Public	7-12	30 Maple Ave	Port Byron	13140	Cayuga County	Port Byron Central School District	No	No	No	No	(315) 776-5728	345	26	13.5	46.1%	323 (93.6%)	1 (0.3%)	12 (3.5%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.0%)	$30,983			$1,065			$29,919	43.9	51.8	625	92		362343003272
718	Ellenville Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	28 Maple Ave	Ellenville	12428	Ulster County	Ellenville Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 647-0123	698	65	10.7	58.6%	300 (43.0%)	69 (9.9%)	281 (40.3%)	7 (1.0%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	36 (5.2%)	$43,890			$3,159			$40,731	43.8	38.1	773	55		361050004338
719	Science Skills Center High School	Public	9-12	49 Flatbush Ave Ext	Brooklyn	11201	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #13	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 243-9413	453	40	11.4	89.4%	17 (3.8%)	273 (60.3%)	105 (23.2%)	34 (7.5%)	6 (1.3%)	2 (0.4%)	16 (3.5%)	$31,493			$3,274			$28,219	43.7	54.1	598	121		360009100867
720	Math Engineering And Science Academy Charter High School	Public, Charter	9-12	231 Palmetto St-Fl 3-Rm 327a	Brooklyn	11221	Kings County	Math Engineering And Science Academy Charter High School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 282-7426	515	47	10.9	87.4%	5 (1.0%)	18 (3.5%)	471 (91.5%)	12 (2.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.4%)	$24,365			$769			$23,596	43.3	25.5	901	181		360109306429